Author: Playwright, Graham Hopkins
**Please note this blog contains some fruity language.** It’s said the whole world knows Nell Gwynne. But why do we know the name of...
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Author: Volunteer Blogger, Chris Harris
Journey Around the Dragons of St Mary’s Guildhall Amongst the array of impressive architectural features and works of art that fill St Mary’s Guildhall,...
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Author: Volunteer Blogger, Stewart Fergusson
‘Cultural analysis is…guessing at meanings, assessing the guesses and drawing explanatory conclusions…’ C. Geertz, The Interpretation of Cultures, p.20 In his book Architecture and...
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Author: Holly Cooper, Project Coordinator and Jade McFarlane, CCCHP Project Participant
Researchers working on the Coventry Caribbean Community History Project, which is supported by the St Mary’s Guildhall community engagement programme visit De Montfort University...
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Author: Denise Wolff, Volunteer Blogger.
SHAKESPEARE AND ST MARY’S GUILDHALL “Farewell, sweet lords. Let’s meet at Coventry.” Henry VI, Part 3 In this volunteer blog post, we discuss the...
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Author: St Mary's Guildhall
Nestled in the heart of Coventry’s Cathedral Quarter. St Mary’s Guildhall stands as a testament to centuries of history and grandeur. This iconic venue,...
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Author: Stanislava Lisna, Volunteer Blogger.
Caesar’s Tower at St Mary’s Guildhall is the site of the Treasury and the Tower Room, and is a curious addition to the side...
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Author: Denise Wolff, Volunteer Blogger.
In this volunteer blog post, we discuss the musicians responsible for entertaining royalty from the earliest days of St Mary’s, as suggested by the...
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Author: Rosemary Siddles, Volunteer Blogger.
The Great North Window, better known as The King’s Window, dates from the 15th century. We only have approximate dates of its construction: the...
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